Man stabbed to death Sunday identified (UPDATED 12:53 p.m.)

STOCKTON -- Police have a suspect in custody in a homicide that was reported at 7:25 p.m. Sunday night in the 400 block of East Mariposa Avenue.

The Record

STOCKTON – An 18-year-old man was stabbed to death Sunday evening in a residential area south of Oak Park in central Stockton, police reported.

He was identified today as Reco Reynado Spivey, according to the San Joaquin County Coroner’s Office.

Around 7:25 p.m. Sunday, police were called to respond to a street fight in the 400 block of East Mariposa Avenue just west of California Street. They found Spivey on the ground and unresponsive. Medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene, according to police.

Homicide detectives were called in and detained Kenneth Oller, 55, eventually arresting him on suspicion of homicide, police reported.

Friends of Spivey​'s​ have set up a makeshift memorial on the north side of the street to mourn the young man.

​Read Tuesday's Record for more on this story.​

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